HOUSTON, Texas -- Helped by 22 points by Josh Carlton, No. 12/14 Houston held off Wichita State's second-half charge for a 76-66 victory, Saturday afternoon at the Fertitta Center.
Carlton made 8-of-12 shots and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Cougars (14-2, 3-0 American), who extended their home winning streak to 34 games.
Tyson Etienne (11 points) and Dexter Dennis (10) paced the Shockers (9-5, 0-2), who saw their four-game true road winning streak snapped.
Houston scored 26 points on 14 Shocker turnovers.
Shead finished with 10 points, seven assists and came up with four steals, including a game-changer with 4:00 left that snapped a 9-0 WSU run.